This comes even after the Labour Ministry expressed reservations about increasing the maternity leave as they perceive that doing so will adversely affect the employability of women.
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is mulling to increase the maternity leave in the private sector from 12 to 26 weeks, according to reports.
This comes even after the Labour Ministry expressed reservations about increasing the maternity leave as they perceive that doing so will adversely affect the employability of women.
Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi has said that a recent analysis of the Maternity Benefit Act showed that discrimination against pregnant women was widely prevalent in the corporate sector in India.
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